fight night

Carlos Cuadras will defend his WBC junior bantamweight title against Marvin Maibait on Thursday in Washington, D.C., as part of 25th annual “Fight For Children” charity event which will also include the return of former flyweight titleholder Ava Knight.

Former 140-pound title challenger Edner Cherry continues his comeback, now in the junior lightweight division, when he takes on fellow puncher Osumanu Akaba on an NBC Sports Net “Fight Night” from the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia on Saturday.

Cruiserweight contender Thabiso Mchunu reminded U.S. fans of his talent by outclassing Garrett Wilson to a 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday. In the co-feature of the NBC Sports “Fight Night” Karl Dargan got up from a knockdown to stop Angino Perez.

Undefeated Philadelphia lightweight standout Karl Dargan continues to make up for lost time with his co-featured bout against Angino Perez on NBC Sports Network’s “Fight Night” at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Conn., on Saturday.

Amir Mansour had no complaints and made no excuses after suffering his first loss to Steve Cunningham on April 4. The heavyweight puncher says the hard-fought 10-round loss was a blessing. “This was something that I probably needed,” he said.

Middleweight contender Curtis Stevens tells RingTV that he didn’t fight the right fight against ultra-aggressive and tough Tureano Johnson. “I give myself a D (grade),” he said, but added: “I’m always entertaining whether I make it look hard or I make it look easy.”

Middleweight prospect Tureano Johnson gave an emotional post-fight interview after his bold fight against hard-punching contender Curtis Stevens, which ended with his controversial stoppage in the final round. Johnson was ahead on the scorecards.

Kathy Duva praised the fighters and her Main Events staff for making the April 4 NBC Sports Net “Fight Night” one to remember. Duva also provides an update on the Sergey Kovalev-Adonis Stevenson situation.